Randolph Harris v. Ricardo Martinez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

May 3, 2011

RANDOLPH HARRIS,PETITIONERv.RICARDO MARTINEZ, RESPONDENT

The opinion of the court was delivered by: (Judge Conner)

ORDER

AND NOW, this 3rd day of May, 2011, upon consideration of the petition
for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed
on December 20, 2010, in which petitioner seeks credit for time he
served in the custody of District of Columbia authorities, *fn1
and it appearing from the "Suggestion of Mootness" (Doc. 9)
filed by respondent that petitioner was released from BOP custody on
April 20, 2011 (Doc. 9-1, at 3),*fn2 thereby rendering
the petition moot, see Khodara Envtl., Inc. ex rel. Eagle Envtl., L.P.
v. Beckman, 237 F.3d 186, 192-93 (3d Cir. 2001) ("Article III of the
Constitution grants the federal courts the power to adjudicate only
actual, ongoing cases or controversies."); Blanciak v. Allegheny
Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-99 (3d Cir. 1996) ("If developments
occur during the course of adjudication that
eliminate a plaintiff's personal stake in the me of a suit or prevent
a court from being able to grant the requested relief, the case must
be dismissed as moot."), it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED as moot.

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.

CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER United States District Judge

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